Kekel  +  345108 Thu, 29 Mar 07 10:11 PM Does the pronounciation of the dates always follow this model?? 1900 => nineteen hundreds 1908 => nineteen O eight 1955 => nineteen fifty-five 2000 => two thousand thanks Kekel Joined on Sun, Dec 17 2006 Brazil Full Member 377 “Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” - Sarah Caldwell Dates

	Nef  +  345115 Thu, 29 Mar 07 11:00 PM 1900 => nineteen hundreds  nineteen hundred      The year itself is singular (no s).  But if you are talking about the CENTURY (the years between 1900 and 1999), then you say nineteen hundreds and use the s on the end. (1900's)   1908 => nineteen O eight   This is very common (the 0 is pronounced like the letter, not like the number.) But I've heard nineteen zero eight a few times, also. (I'm in the US, and I think there may be other ways of referring to the 0. Someone may be able to add to this response.) 1955 => nineteen fifty-five   yes, as far as I know 2000 => two thousand        yes, as far as I know Nef Joined on Sun, Jan 1 2006 California, USA Regular Member 638

	Kooyeen  +  345151 Fri, 30 Mar 07 12:43 AM Hi, I'll take advantage of this post to ask this: Nineteen, fifteen, eighteen, etc. (19, 15, 18, etc.) - I know the stress is on "teen", nineTEEN, fifTEEN, eighTEEN, etc. 1998 - Nineteen ninety-eight 1960 - Nineteen sixty 1990 - Nineteen ninety Where is the stress in dates? I think I've heard "NINEteen ninety-eight" (stress on NINE), but I'm not sure where the stress can be placed. Thanks Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,970 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Dates

	Marvin A.  +  345172 Fri, 30 Mar 07 02:38 AM >> I know the stress is on "teen", nineTEEN, fifTEEN, eighTEEN, etc. << Really?  I stress the first syllable.  All Germanic words in English stress the first syllable except prefixes such as be-. Marvin A. Joined on Fri, Dec 8 2006 Regular Member 638 Prefixes

	Nef  +  345229 Fri, 30 Mar 07 07:33 AM I hope other people have something to say in response to the last two posts. I'm out of time and answers right now. ------------------------ These links might have some helpful information. http://www.englishforums.com/English/FreeAudioSitesAndSoftware/bdnlw/Post.htm Nef

	Orpheus  +  345282 Fri, 30 Mar 07 11:52 AM I'd say that we put the stress on teen only when the numbers (13, 14, 15, etc.) are spoken alone. When they are part of a larger number, the stress normally falls on the first syllable. Orpheus Joined on Tue, Jun 17 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia Regular Member 587 'Truth is Subjectivity' - Kierkegaard

	Kooyeen  +  345462 Fri, 30 Mar 07 09:34 PM  Marvin A. wrote: >> I know the stress is on "teen", nineTEEN, fifTEEN, eighTEEN, etc. << Really?  I stress the first syllable.  All Germanic words in English stress the first syllable except prefixes such as be-. Ooops, I see Merriam-Webster lists both ways. Anyway, the rest of the dictionaries I use only show the stress on "TEEN". However, as Orpheus said, I noticed for years like 1998 many people tend to say "NINEteen ninety-EIGTH". Kooyeen Prefixes